Honfleur

Characteristics

Description

Honfleur is situated on the left bank of the estuary of La Seine. The port is approached from Chenal du Rouen and entered through an outer lock.

An entrance channel, 100m wide, leads between two tall jetties to the outer lock. This outer lock, which is 40m long and 23m wide, provides access to the avantport.Vessels of less than 36m in length may use the lock. Vessels 36m and over in length must wait for HW slack to enter with both gates open.Bassin de l’Ouest is entered from the avant-port through the W inner lock, which is 10.5m wide. This basin is 128m long and 77m wide, with depths of 2.2m. It is used by fishing vessels and yachts.Bassin de l’Est is entered from the avant-port through the E inner lock, which is 16.5m wide. It is 295m long and 70m wide. Bassin Carnot is entered from Bassin de l’Est by a passage, 13m wide, which can be used by vessels with beams up to 12.5m. This basin is 788m long and 108m wide.Bassin de l’Est and Bassin Carnot provide facilities for commercial vessels. Vessels up to 110m in length and 15.5m beam can be handled with drafts up to 6.2m at springs and 3.7m at neaps. These limitations are subject to change due to frequent siltation within the port.